Chair construction



Jan. 27, 1942. ||.y H. MUssELMAN CHAIR CONSTRUCTION Filed May` 10, 1939 Patented Jan. 27, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHAIR CONSTRUCTION Harry H. Musselman, East Lansing, Mich.

Application May 10, 1939, Serial No. 272,900

1 Claim.

This invention relates to the construction of chairs or similar articles or pieces of furniture, and is comprised of parts of special formation and arrangement whereby it is believed a particularly strong, simple, light and durable chair is made which may be easily lifted and moved about and not liable to be broken in use.

No limitation is intended as to the size of the invention or t the nature of the material of which it is fashioned.

'Ihe particular construction and arrangement of the parts of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, of which Fig. 1 represents a fragmentary view of the back of a chair.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View showing the right side of the chair structure.

Fig. 3 is a like vertical sectional view showing the other individual side of the chair.

Throughout the drawing and description the same number is used to refer to the same part.

Numbers I, 2 and 3 refer to the layers of wood forming one of the continuous side pieces,

and numbers 4, 5 and 6 mark like layers of the companion side piece.

As shown in the drawing one end of each of the side pieces is extended upwardly to constitute one side of the back of the chair, and the same piece is extended downwardly to form an open frame-like lower portion constructed and arranged to have rounded turns l, 8, 9 and I0 as shown in Fig. 2, the upper horizontal portion of the frame carries the seat. The lower horizontal portion II of the frame rests upon a floor. The end I2 of the frame portion is secured to the upward back by nails or screws I3, or in any selected manner. It will be noted that each side piece is a single piece of laminated wooden strips.

As best shown in Fig. 1, transverse members I 4, I5 and I5 spaced apart, have their ends inserted between the laminations of the upwardly extended side portions and make the back of the chair. If necessary blocks may be inserted between the laminations in the openings 'I'I to space the back members, as shown in Fig. 2. It

will be noted in consideration of Figs. 2 and 3 that the intermediate laminated strip 2 is cut off, the termination of the cut strip in the back of the chair being substantially at the point indicated by the position of the reference number 2 of Fig. 2. An upwardly extending opening, therefore, remains between the outside strips, and into such opening the ends of the back kmembers I4, I5, I6, are inserted. These transverse back members are spaced apart as shown in Fig. l, and if desired blocks may be glued between the ends of the members to permit the laminated side pieces to be nished smooth on all exterior surfaces.

As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the upper horizontal parts of the frame portions of the sides are Connected with a cushion holder or support formed of the laminated' wooden plates I8, I9 and 20, which may be secured to the sides by the screws such as screws I3 or in another suitable manner. On the seat is placed the cushion 2|.

As this invention is of so simple a character, it is believed the above explanation, with the drawing is suilicient, and having described the invention, I claim:

A chair comprising continuous side pieces formed of laminated strips, each of said side pieces being extended from the seat to make one side of the back of the chair and further extended downwardly and horizontally to constitute lower side frame portions adapted to support the chair upon the floor, said laminated strips beingy continued uwardly to form the vertical front of -the frame and horizontally to form supports for a cushion plate, a cushion plate thereon, the ends of said horizontal cushion plate supporting portions being turned at the back downwardly and secured to the rear portion of the chair frame below the cushion plate, the said back of the chair having the intermediateM laminated strips cut off whereby openings remain between the outer strips, and spaced transverse members having ends located in said openings and said side pieces provided with means for spacing the members apart in the said openings.

HARRY H. MUSSELMAN. 

